Never Too Late to Celebrate
Before I get into this post, I know I am hella late with posting this and I just did not feel like changing the date! Lol. I never really celebrate my birthdays in big, extravagant ways.
I always want to do something super lowkey and on the affordable side, lol. It's usually a family dinner—something very small + intimate—because who doesn't love a good meal with the people who love you? I like parties when I attend them for other people, but I don't even think I know enough people to have a party (lmao, but no seriously).
I spent the first half of my birthday at work with some great people. My team gifted me with a $250 gift card to Blick, and omg, it was the best thing ever!! Months later, I'm still trying to figure out ways to spend it. I tried some Mediterranean food for the first time and y'all, I've been missing out. We also enjoyed some cupcakes (pictured below).
Since I was heading into work, I chose to be casual and comfortable because my commute calls for cozy comfort. I wore my thrifted Comme des Garçons pants and paired them with my moneybag cupid crewneck and yellow Dunks.
Pants Comme Des Garçons Sweater Me Sneakers Nike
After my work celebration, I enjoyed a nice dinner with my fambam (do people say this anymore? lol). I made a complete 180 with my color scheme and opted for an all-black look. I thrifted this Alexis dress, and I’m so happy I bought it because I can’t find it on the web anywhere—unless my investigative skills just suck. But more on the dress: it's a sleeveless, pleated tier dress, and it makes me feel like I’m in an Alexander McQueen show or something.
Speaking of Alexander McQueen, I recently tried to purchase a Givenchy piece from A/W 1998 when he was creative director—it was $6000. WHO DO I THINK I AM?! Needless to say, it was sold out, so there goes that. Anyway... I layered my lace long sleeve top underneath since it was a bit chilly, and I loved how the textures meshed so well together.
I took my Doc Martens out of the box because they just felt like the perfect way to tie the whole look together—and they were. I ate at Firebird, and it was pretty good. I have to start finding activities to do outside of eating dinner, though, because honestly… I’m tired of dining out every birthday, lol.
Dress Alexis Top Helmut Lang Boots Doc Martens